Ok, I think this is how you post on this thing....man, I feel old sometimes! Jesús and I want to visit some wineries while we're in Provence. Any ideas? Anyone want to join us? Any day is fine for us after Sunday the 24th. I've noticed that you can reserve small group tours on-line. I've heard Cassis is nice, but I really have no idea. And another thing...our flight time has been changed and now we don't arrive in Marseilles until 7:30pm and the last buses and trains from the airport leave around then, so we'll never make it. I've looked into Uber/Taxi/rental cars and they'll all cost me over €100! If anyone is planning to spend Saturday, June 23rd in or around Marseilles and wouldn't mind picking Sofia and I up, we'd really appreciate it. See you all soon, Lisa
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Address of the House?
Hi Kim - what's the address of the house? Sorry if you already posted it here somewhere... Just getting our driving directions organized :) Can't wait! s.
Phone use in France
This article explains a lot about the option of buying a cheap phone with a SIM card to use in Europe. There are lots of other options as well, such as replacing your SIM card in your own phone, simply putting your phone in airplane mode most of the time and depending on free WiFi, or paying the daily fee to continue as you normally do while in Europe through ATT or Verizon. I paid 10.00/ day while in Europe the last time, and it seemed like a good deal, but for 10 days or 2 weeks, as most of us will be traveling for, that adds up fast. The SIM card deals are around 40.00 euros- much cheaper than 100- 160.00 via the 10.00/day deal. Check out the article.. https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/buying-a-sim-card-in-europe.html We're getting close!!!! Kimberly
Bike Rentals
This is a bike rental shop about 2 miles from the house. We definitely need to rent bikes! http://truji-cycle.fr/#contact-truji-bike-cycle-luberon
Feel Free to Post
BTW, feel free to post any ideas you have for fun stuff to do while we are there. Or recipes we can make, or important words in French I should know (I'm doing Babble- we shall see if it works). K
Rental Cars
Hey all! So I just reserved a rental car for the whole two weeks. It only cost me 360.00 for 15 days! However, there are add-ons that I think will increase this price by as much as another 130.00. Train tickets are available 3 months in advance, which means they are available now. For the return trip at the end of the two weeks, we have to wait a few more days, but good to start thinking about it soon. Our host is a massage therapist and will come to the house to give sessions upon request. I have already alerted her that we will want at least a dozen session spread out amongst the group. 60 minute sessions appear to be 40.00! And 90 minute sessions are 62.00!!! And from what I read in the reviews, she is a very good massage therapist. Yay! Also, Henry will be joining us for the whole two weeks now! I wasn't sure either of my children would be able to make it, so I am very excited to have one! More soon. Cheers Kimberly
Art Road Trip!
I am planning a road trip from Ile Sur La Sorgue through Aix-en-Provence and on to Cannes and Vence! (and this trip may happen more than once!) Aix-en-Provence has Cezanne's studio- http://www.cezanne-en-provence.com/en/ In Cannes, Bonnard.... http://www.museebonnard.fr/ And finally in Vence, Matisse Chapel! http://chapellematisse.com/ I am dying!!! This is so exciting!!!! Cheers! Kimberly